![]() Also, you should be sure to consider the downsides of larger, heavier wheels and tires. Whether you are looking for tires for a car, crossover, or truck, there are three important things to consider before you purchase your new tires: how you’ll be using your vehicle the new tire’s overall diameter and the width of the new tire. After all, no one wants to waste their hard-earned dollars on tires and wheels that either don’t fit, hurt the performance of their vehicle, or pose a threat to safety. Though a lot of the sexiness of upsized wheels-and-tires comes from the aftermarket wheels you’ll be bolting on, you first must pick the right rubber. Three Things You Need to Know to Choose the Right Tires For trucks, larger can also mean fatter and knobbier, a look that says “I can conquer any terrain.” Ready to swap your vehicle’s shoes for a new set? Here’s how to find the right, larger tires that will fit properly, look bad-ass, and work well. For passenger cars and crossovers this almost always means going to larger-diameter wheels and lower-profile-and often wider-rubber. No wonder so many drivers outfit their ride with new, stylish footwear. I mean, they're not a performance tire but, they're nice performing without calling attention to themselves.If you think that most vehicles-especially your own-would look better fitted with a set of larger wheels-and-tires, you're in good company-just ask any car designer. Which is just about everything, without(really) doing anything poorly. My SIL, per my recommendation, put the RT43 on her 2014 GMC Terrain 2.4L(4cyl) AWD(235-60-17 "H" speed rating) and love's them as well.Īs a consumer, we like the RT43s for their overall-ness/everyday-ness in the good things these tires do well. We love the RT43s on both cars and recommend them to many here at Bob's and on the outside to friends & family. It rides just fine and this Civic LX is a nice riding/quiet compact sedan. I was a bit concerned with the RT43 in "H" speed rating on the Civic as I thought it may have made the car's ride too firm/harsh compared to the OE but, that was not the case. ![]() Both cars came(OE) with soft riding tires, again, in their respective speed ratings. These mentioned speed ratings^^^ is what their respective vehicles stated on their door jamb so this is what I bought. I look for tires that fit my criteria down to a "T"(no pun) or as close to checking off the most boxes in my criteria. I use TR & CR tire ratings as a guideline, not as gospel, when buying tires. If you want I can go into more detail about how tire manufacturers deal with speed tests and load tests. Is there a difference between a T rated and an H rated tire as far as overall performance is concerned? If they have the same UTQG treadwear and traction rating, The tire will perform the same except for it durability (meaning résistance to structural failure) Please note the UTQG temperature rating is a form of the speed rating. The only way you could find out is by testing the tire! You will get a better result on the load tests. Barry's Tire Tech: Load Tables What you should get from the link is that while there are many tire standardizing organizations, for practical purposes, the load index is the same for a given tire size - and it is the tire manufacturers responsibility to build a tire that meets or exceeds those standards.īut Speed Rating does indeed impact load carrying capability in that the casing is less prone to failure - both for speed and load - BUT - because the load index is set by the tire standardizing organizations, that is NOT apparent. I think I need to step in here to clear up some misconceptions.įirst, the load carrying capacity (Load Index) is set by the tire standardizing organizations. I am not exactly looking for 'just get RT43s and be done with it' kind of answer.) Why such a difference? Any idea? Or am I misunderstanding? BFGoodrich Advantage T/A, CR claims its best at hydroplaning resistance (its the only one in the whole list) whereas TireRack's spider chart says otherwise. When you compare the TireRack tested ratings and CR ratings, they don't match. I believe TireRack ratings are user-submitted but they also have some testing data with RT43s, Here. RT43 sits at the top on CR testing but sits down the list on TireRack's ratings. There is another rating chart for Performance all-seasons but they are all V-rated. Consumer Report tested T-rated tires, so my first question is, can one extrapolate T-rated tire ratings to H-rated tires? Consumer Report's latest tire chart is Here. ![]() Was randomly checking TireRack and came across their Rating chart. ![]() I am just waiting if any deal shows up on these tires. I am pretty much settled on RT43 H-rated 225/60R Forester. ![]()
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